The Rouge Education Project: Challenges of Implementation |
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| Authors: | Valerie Talsma |
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| Institution: | Department of Political Science, University of Georgia, Athens. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The Rouge Education Project (REP) is a school-based environmental education program that uses water monitoring, telecommunications, and student actions to improve water quality. The author carried out a program evaluation to better understand the challenges generated by such a program. She examined surveys, interviews, and focus groups to determine the level of participation, goals, objectives, value of support services, and changes in teaching and environmental awareness. The results indicated that the REP met its goals of increasing awareness and concern about the Rouge River and developing a supportive curriculum in science classrooms. This article illustrates the importance of inservice workshops and curriculum resources for successful program enactment. |
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| Keywords: | professional development program evaluation school curriculum watershed education |
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